Monthly Archives: May 2020

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari advised farmers to increase their food production to lessen the country’s dependence on food importation. The...

Facts indicate that farmers prefer varieties with high insect and disease resistance. The Institute’s breeding program is now geared to producing...

The initial amount of damages and losses caused by Typhoon Vongfong to the Philippine agriculture sector reached more than USD 3 million. Rice, corn, high-value...

South Korea’s traditional and contemporary farming techniques are adapted to a variety of environmental conditions and can serve as a model for climate...

Rice farmers in Punjab, India are shifting from the traditional rice nursery sowing and transplanting to direct seeding of rice (DSR) for the coming khairf...

New research reveals the factors that can influence rice farmers in the Mekong Delta in their decision to use sustainable rice straw management practices....

Electric rat traps installed in rice fields accidentally killed six farmers in Sragen Regency, Central Java in April. The use of electric rat traps is...

Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) and the United Arab Emirates’ agricultural research institute have developed smart farming...

The Philippine Rice Research Institute advised farmers to watch out for rice viral diseases including tungro, rice dwarf, grassy stunt, and ragged stunt. The...

Fiji’s Ministry for Agriculture urged sugarcane farmers to help improve the country’s rice sector by devoting half a hectare of their land...